Germany-Bavaria: Presentation for the European Study Visit 2013-189-ES (Catalonia, Spain), "Language learning spaces: diversity and transversality". Author Claudia Reiserer. Visit the web: http://blocs.xtec.cat/cataloniastudyvisit2013languagelearning/report/

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Learning languages policies:
Selected Topics
Claudia Reiserer – Bavaria (Germany)

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The Bavarian school system
important main facts:
• diversified education system
• external as opposed to internal
differentiation
• 19 ways to higher education
• high permeability
• more than 40% of academics with
vocational background
• integration: educational equality

equality of participation
and interaction

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Language learning approaches:
Innovative programmes for European Plurilingualism
Mittelschule:
no bilingual offers (mother tongue as one option in the school leaving exams)
Realschule:
- model project: bilingual classes in years 7 to 9 (100 Realschulen)
- Czech as an additional voluntary subject (levels A1 and A2)
Gymnasium:
- ~ 80% offer bilingual classes or modules
- 5 AbiBac schools, one ISIS school
For further information: www.bayern-bilingual.de

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Facts and figures:
Percentage of students with migration background
0,00%
20,00%
40,00%
60,00%
80,00%
100,00%
primary
schools
general
education
high
schools
Mittel-
schule*
urban area
2008/09
2011/12
* vocationally oriented
schools, non
university bound

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Model projects:
• TiL (“Talents in Bavaria“)
• aim: support of students with migration background who want to study at universities
• up to 50 participants
• LeMi (“Lehrer mit Migrationshintergrund”)
• network for teachers with migration background (about 100 teachers)
• trainings and advisory services for teachers
• http://www.lemi-netzwerk.de/
• KommMIT (“Kommunikation, Migration, Integration, Teilhabe”)
• pilot project in 30 schools (all school types)
• publication of the results as guidelines in a handbook
• http://www.efms.uni-bamberg.de/pdf/Flyer%20KommMIT.pdf

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• 3-4 days per week
• on the basis of
national training
regulations
• within the framework
of a training contract
Dual Training - the Dual System
Vocational training in company and vocational school
Company Vocational
school
• 1-2 days per week
• on the basis of a
national framework
curriculum
• general and
vocational subjects

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Thank you for your attention.